Lamento
Magdalena is struggling to cope with a major crisis in her life: some time ago her daughter Sara committed suicide. Magdalena finds herself consumed by a grief she cannot overcome. Although the event has shattered her world, she nonetheless manages to ‘function’ smoothly on a daily basis – whether this involves trying to sell Sara’s dog Truls, picking up her second daughter’s son from his piano lesson, eating with the family of an evening, attending a session with a spiritualist or going to a bar. These are all things she would have done anyway, and a strict routine helps prevent her pain from rising to the surface. Only when Sara’s former boyfriend visits does she begin to see a path through all her denial, speechlessness and feelings of guilt.
Swedish actor Gunilla Röör’s impalpable yet robustly tangible interpretation of the role describes the void that has opened up as a result of the daughter’s death, but also allows the repressed pain to shine through, oscillating as it does between fragility and defiance, despondence and the strength of resolve.
Source: 64. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Magdalena
- Johannes
- Sigge
- Lollo
- Anne
- Joel
- Joels Vater
- Amanda
- Björn
- Märta
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Lighting design
Production design
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound design
Sound
Foley artist
Audio mixing
Music
Cast
- Magdalena
- Johannes
- Sigge
- Lollo
- Anne
- Joel
- Joels Vater
- Amanda
- Björn
- Märta
Production company
in co-production with
Producer
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 17.08.2012 - 18.09.2012: Schweden
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.08.2014, 146576, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 09.02.2014, Berlin, IFF - Perspektive Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 09.10.2014
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Lamento
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 19.08.2014, 146576, ab 6 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 09.02.2014, Berlin, IFF - Perspektive Deutsches Kino;
Kinostart (DE): 09.10.2014
Awards
- Bester Schnitt
- Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
- FIRST STEPS Award, Abendfüllender Spielfilm